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Date:      Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:44:34 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>, FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org>, Ben Cottrell <tamino@wolfhut.org>
Subject:   Re: day light saving time happened today
Message-ID:  <44fw02lt0d.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303101918140.58286@tripel.monochrome.org> (Chris Hill's message of "Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:19:36 -0400 (EDT)")
References:  <513CC4C4.8080405@a1poweruser.com> <CBB33B02-5AED-4AAC-B517-A3F36999924F@wolfhut.org> <513D0026.6030109@a1poweruser.com> <5C91A731-BF1E-4FD2-AB26-5348F0685967@wolfhut.org> <513D0FBA.1070303@a1poweruser.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303101918140.58286@tripel.monochrome.org>

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Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> writes:

> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013, Fbsd8 wrote:
>
>> date command shows
>> Sun Mar 10 16:50:33 EDT 2013
>
> Very odd that your clock would be off by *two* hours.

Yep. 

The next test is to check the clock in GMT. 
I expect it to be off, which means that the timezone rules are not the
problem. If this is not the case, the diagnosis gets more interesting.

>> The real question is does New York State have day light saving time?
>
> Yes, it does. I lived there for many years.

He's not making this up, folks.

[On the other hand, the rules have changed multiple times since he left there.]



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